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ArticleNature2026

Mechanophore cross-linking enhances ballistic energy dissipation of polymers.

Zhen Sang, Suong T Nguyen, Kwangwook Ko, Senpeng Lin, Heecheol Jang, Simon Gonzalez-Zapata, Sullivan Fitz, Yun Kai, Steven Kooi, Chuting Deng and 6 more

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Article in Nature, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Zhen Sang *Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Suong T Nguyen *Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Kwangwook Ko *Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2766-2229
Senpeng LinDepartment of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Heecheol JangDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Simon Gonzalez-ZapataSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-5199-2791
Sullivan FitzDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.
Yun KaiDepartment of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5071-8799
Steven KooiInstitute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0755-7461
Chuting DengDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0416-178X
Monica Olvera de la CruzDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9802-3627
Marisol KoslowskiSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9650-2168
Heather J KulikDepartment of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9342-0191
Stephen L CraigNSF Center for the Chemistry of Molecularly Optimized Networks, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8810-0369
Keith A NelsonDepartment of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA. kanelson@mit.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7804-5418
Jeremiah A JohnsonDepartment of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA. jaj2109@mit.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9157-6491

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mechanical failure is a marked limitation for plastics used in structural, protective and coating applications. In particular, perforation under high-rate deformation is difficult to mitigate through conventional molecular design

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PMID42236562

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